Over the years, Mark and I have heard from people who just hate change, they can't cope with change, and if there is just too much change they can't even begin, much less move forward or even finish. Truthfully, how we feel about change has little to do with the fact that change is inevitable and cannot be ignored. One's feeling toward change one way or the other has little to do with the plan and chosen attitude that must be put into place to adapt and then adapt again, and then adapt one more time. Consider the following:
"When you are through changing, you are through."
--Bruce F. Barton (1886 - 1967), author & Congressman
There are those in business who lament change--shifts in how we communicate, the speed of technology, the feeling that what we learned a few years ago is obsolete. But adapting to change is what keeps our minds sharp. Change brings new ideas, new perspectives on old ideas, and plenty of opportunities to see the world as a new
place.
I am not among those who see all change as a symptom of "the end of the good old days." I see change as a sign of perpetual reinvestment in the world, a sign that people are hungry for new experiences, and willing to embrace what change brings. While some of what is good may get lost, progress is almost always worth the cost.
I hope to be so lucky to be an old person who is still interested in newtechnology, trends, and shifts in thinking. It seems to me that the happiest among us maintain a natural curiosity. Those that lose it seem to age before their time. What Bruce Barton says is true: When you are through changing, you're through.
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